97-5584. Advisory Committee on Geriatrics and Gerontology; Notice of Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 45 (Friday, March 7, 1997)]
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[Page 10624]
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[FR Doc No: 97-5584]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Geriatrics and Gerontology; Notice of 
Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice that a meeting of 
the Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee (GGAC) will be held 
on March 20-21, 1997, at the Department of Veterans Affairs, in Room C-
7 (B&C) located at 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. The purpose 
of the GGAC is to advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 
Under Secretary of Health on issues relative to the care and treatment 
of the aging veterans, and to evaluate the Geriatric Research, 
Education, and Clinical Centers (RECCs). The Committee will begin at 
9:00 a.m. (EST) until 5:00 p.m. (EST) on March 20 and will begin at 
9:00 a.m. (EST) until 12:00 noon (EST) on March 21.
    The agenda for March 20 will begin with updates on activities in 
the Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care. The agenda will also cover 
an overview of activities in the offices of Research and Development, 
Employee Education, Academic Affiliations, and Policy.
    On March 21 the Committee will review the three reports of site 
visits of the GRECCS, the activities in the Office of Primary Care and 
the status of GGAC projects as well as plan future activities.
    The meeting will be open to the public. Those wishing to attend 
should contact Jacqueline Holmes, Program Assistant, Geriatrics and 
Extended Care Strategic Healthcare Group at [phone] not later 
than March 17, 1997.

    Dated: February 28, 1997.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-5584 Filed 3-6-97; 8:45 am]
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